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DOlson

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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2002 11:44 pm Post subject: Some Mandrake tutorials for newbies

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This is my website, hosted on Afrosheen's Tuxbox:

 

The tutorials are quite thorough, and have worked for many people.

They are very step-by-step, aimed at newbies, and should work just

fine.

 

The tutorials I have there include:

 

* Bass and Treble on an SB Live!/Audigy card using OSS drivers

* Agfa SnapScan e20 scanner in Linux

* Ripping CDs to OGG Vorbis files

* Installing NVidia drivers from the command line

* Installing Aliens VS Predator Gold

* White Mouse Cursors

* Digital CD Audio playback with XMMS

* Getting Your Interact or Sidewinder Gamepad to work

* Installing Quake in Linux using the DOS/Win CD

* Connecting DSL using PPPoE automatically at bootup.

* Installing Shockwave Flash for Galeon, Mozilla,

Konqueror, and Netscape

* Installing WineX from CVS

* Resetting the Root Password

* Fixing the Trash Icon

* Chatting on MSN in Linux

* Restarting Kicker (taskbar)

* Extracting Archives (tar.gz, zip, etc.)

* Installing Unreal Tournament

* Benchmarking Your Hard Drive

* Getting Lexar Media's JumpShot USB CompactFlash Card

Reader to work

* Fixing Broken Drive Icons in Mandrake 8.1

* as well as a Console Quick Reference

 

The list will continue to grow, and I will update in this thread when I add something new.

So, before posting problems, you can go here and get some help for these issues. If you have any problems, email or IM me (contact info on webpage).

 

If all else fails, post on the board.

 

These are topics that have been done to death in the past, and by reading these, your problems can be solved quickly without cluttering the board with repeat material.

 

Last edited by DOlson on Thu Oct 03, 2002 4:44 am, edited 11 times in total

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 7:51 pm Post subject:

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Okay. I updated the list above.

 

I am reworking the site starting today, so fairly soon it should look different, assuming I don't go and get lazy... Heh.

 

 

pievdb

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Posted: Tue May 07, 2002 12:35 pm Post subject: nice tutorials

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hey, nice work

 

this evening I'm going to check them out, I really hope they'll work

 

 

wireddad

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 9:54 am Post subject: appreciate it

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dolson, i just want to say that i appreciate you taking the time to create these tutorials. i can use all the help i can get. thanks.

Smile

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 5:04 pm Post subject:

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No problem. Thanks for actually going there.

 

I am honoured that two people have given me their first posts!! That is nice!

 

Many of my personal friends don't even read my site before they start asking me questions... Gah!

 

I should be adding more soon too. Oh, email me any requests.

 

 

seanmckinney

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 9:33 pm Post subject: Some Mandrake tutorials for newbies

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Excellent idea and hopefully implementation but could I also ask for tutorials on things like fstab, mount, permissions, and the -o options eg suid. I realise that these are basics but I dont speak computer yet and I have wasted hours looking for single sentences that clarify stuff, I still havent fathomed suid and I am sure I am not the only idiot around, my previous posts (now deleted I hope) bear witness to my plank like nature. No offence meant by posting this as a reply to DOlson's original, I would have posted it as a new topic I cant.

 

 

Helios

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 9:33 pm Post subject:

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I like your site. It is always nice to see some tutorials dedicated to linux newbies. They are very easy to understand! Very Happy I bookmarked your site, so keep up the good work Cool

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Some Mandrake tutorials for newbies

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seanmckinney wrote:

Excellent idea and hopefully implementation but could I also ask for tutorials on things like fstab, mount, permissions, and the -o options eg suid. I realise that these are basics but I dont speak computer yet and I have wasted hours looking for single sentences that clarify stuff, I still havent fathomed suid and I am sure I am not the only idiot around, my previous posts (now deleted I hope) bear witness to my plank like nature. No offence meant by posting this as a reply to DOlson's original, I would have posted it as a new topic I cant.

 

 

Hey, umm... I am still waiting for something that is *supposed* to cover this stuff from static.

 

I suppose I could do it myself, but uhh... He said he was gonna do it... Like a long time ago...

 

As for suid... I don't know what that is either. I probably do know, but I don't know right now, you know what I mean? If someone said "suid does this and is this..." I would go "oh yeah..." but since I don't ever use it, I don't know off hand what it does....

 

But I will see what I can do.

 

I am done a Quake tutorial. I am gonna add it probably today. Just want to add some new links and whatnot before I do an update.

 

 

seanmckinney

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 10:35 pm Post subject: Some Mandrake tutorials for newbies

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Blimey that was quick.

Thank you

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 11:47 pm Post subject:

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I added Quake now.

 

 

flare

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Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 11:52 am Post subject:

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You might want to incorporate this article, To not only tell the speed but how to speed up your disk access. Smile

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 2:28 pm Post subject:

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I have thought about it, but it is a dangerous thing, hdparm. Especially for newbies.

 

I even foobared my wifes PC just before 8.2 came out because I messed up her HD using that.

 

It corrupted EVERYTHING.

 

 

teòma

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 2:56 pm Post subject:

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Excellent!

I added that to my favs, don't have time to check it out right now (only 5 minutes of work time left Very Happy ) but I will tomorrow, hopefully they are easily printable. Thanks for thinking of us newbies too Smile

 

Almost forgot to ask, these work on 8.1 too? (will DL 8.2 soon tho or is it worth it?)

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 10:18 pm Post subject:

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If it is 8.2-specific, it'll say so.

 

If it is 8.1-specific, it'll say so.

 

Smile

 

ciao!

 

 

static

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 11:09 pm Post subject:

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You be suprised at how much of those I actually have done - but with school, girlfriend 8 hours away, and work, it's been inching along for a while. I will get it done, trust me Wink

 

It covers:

* Brief History of linux

* Filesystem / Partitioning Layout

* Installation

+ Mandrake

+ Red Hat

+ Slackware

+ SuSE

+ Lycoris

+ Debian (from Sarah31 but I don't think I'll get it from her)

* Command line

+ What a file and directory is

+ Directory Structure

+ commands: cd, ls, rm, mv, cp, mount, umount, ETC

+ switches: -R, -l, -a, | (pipe), ETC

+ How to use vi

+ Being a user/ Being root

+ Permissions

+ more

* RPMing and Compiling Source

* Cool apps

+ cd-burning

+ file-sharing

+ listening to music/watching movies

+ office apps

+ browsers

+ more

* Compiling a kernel

* nVidia Drivers

* X

+ windows managers/desktop environments

+ XFree86

+ Mandrake Config GUIs

+ more

* How to get Help (the Polite Way)

 

 

 

arusabal

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Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 11:17 pm Post subject:

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GUAU!!!!! Shocked

 

Forget skapergoats, run to O'Reilly & Associates and sell them the book you are writing!!!!! Twisted Evil

 

 

static

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Posted: Fri May 17, 2002 2:21 am Post subject:

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Jeez! You're telling me! It's taking me soo long! My girlfriend is editing the first 3/4 now - she's perfect 'cause she knows nothing about linux ... yet. I'm installing gentoo or mdk 8.2 tomorrow for her.

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 4:25 pm Post subject:

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I added a gamepad tutorial today, and I updated the NVidia drivers tutorial.

 

 

chadm1967

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Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 5:49 pm Post subject:

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Very, very nice site. I'll be visiting regularly.

 

I was thinking of creating a site like yours. No need to now........ Very Happy

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 7:13 pm Post subject:

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Thanks chadm1967!

 

I just updated again - this time the WineX CVS tutorial.

 

 

mandrakewilson

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Posted: Sun May 26, 2002 4:46 am Post subject:

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To DOlson:

I followed your WINE instructions....got everything compiled and loaded. I tried to start a few of the games I had to no avail (OLD games). I was somewhat dubious. This afternoon my son and I went to CompUSA and found Unreal Tournament GOTY for CHEAP. I told my son I would load Windows back on my machine to run it. But I went back to your site first when I got home, and low and behold I found a tutorial for this very game! The only thing different I had to do was "chmod 755" the file "ut-install-436-GOTY.run" and by golly the game started to load! I couldn't believe it! I changed some of the options in the game menu for controls and video.....AND I WAS PLAYING!!!!!!! I am one of those people who has never played this game, and although I'm frag-bait, it runs soooo smooth and fast and without a hitch. And to think I played it on Linux first is.....satisfying. Thanks so much for your tutorial.....it has really added a new dimension to my totally Linux box.

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Sun May 26, 2002 5:22 am Post subject:

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You are VERY welcome!

 

I am in fact in the process of converting a friend to Linux, and he is impressed that he can get 100 fps+ in UT, when he gets only 60 in Windows.

 

Heh.

 

Anyways, I forgot about that part, and I will add it to my tutorial when I remember... I figured that out tonight, but thanks for reminding me.

 

 

mandrakewilson

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Posted: Sun May 26, 2002 3:18 pm Post subject:

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Two more things......how do you check your FPS rate on this game? And second, this game came with 4 cd's. One of them is a "first look" demo which is no big deal. But I think the 3rd disk has additional levels and I was wondering how to install them. Late last night I thought I found a site that explained it, but this morning I'm darned if I can find it again. By the way, not one hiccup or crash since I have played this really awesome game.

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Sun May 26, 2002 7:51 pm Post subject:

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Don't know... I rarely play UT anymore, and I never did download the mods...

 

You should look for xumod or something like that though... It sounds familiar. Try a search on SourceForge for Unreal Tournament maybe.

 

Sorry.

 

 

mark2

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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2002 7:32 pm Post subject:

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On my 1st visit here think I've learned more by having a look at your tutorials than i did with 2 hrs at the mandrake campus your comparisons with windows make it easier for us poor souls who were

misguided Embarassed .

 

 

michael

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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2002 3:38 pm Post subject: Mandrake 8.x tutorials " book"

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Laughing Is one mandrake 8.x tutorial "book " does say`s step by step from a-z and troubleshooting......? Rolling Eyes

 

 

ramfree17

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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2002 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Mandrake 8.x

tutorials " book"

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michael wrote:

Laughing Is one mandrake 8.x tutorial "book " does say`s step by step from a-z and troubleshooting......? Rolling Eyes

 

 

i dont think i understand correctly but are you looking for a mandrake tutorial book?i heard there is a Learn Mandrake in 24 Hours but your best bet is to read the docs in mandrakeuser..org/docs, the free courses in mandrakecampus.com, the documents in tldp.org, and any linux book that you can get your hands on. deep inside, every linux distro is the same. what differentiates them is the tools used (and a few config files) but if you read a slackware book you can apply it to mandrake. Smile ciao!

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 9:21 pm Post subject:

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Thank you to those of you who commented on my tutorials.

 

I added a new one today, DIGITAL CD AUDIO WITH XMMS. Yay!

 

 

miljam

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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 7:17 pm Post subject: DOIson

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Has your front page been hacked? It appears to be all scrambled..

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2002 2:38 am Post subject:

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I added a new tutorial today: WHITE MOUSE CURSORS!!!

 

 

 

teòma

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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:32 pm Post subject:

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DOlson wrote:

I added a new tutorial today: WHITE MOUSE CURSORS!!!

 

Thanks for getting the page back to working order, I am just now starting to look into installing MDK 8.2 and I am sure most of these tutorials will be good for me, as I am a Windows refugee. So thank you for the page and keep it up, I may message you with some ideas for tutorials soon.

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 11:42 pm Post subject:

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Okay, I updated the Flash RPM, added a bunch of games to my games listing page, and updated my distro experience listing...

 

The Flash thing fixes that vulnerability that was announced on the 8th or 9th or whatever...

 

 

sas

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Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 10:43 am Post subject:

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cheers man, i'll (hopefully) be fragging tonight Very Happy

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2002 12:18 am Post subject:

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Tutorial added: Installing Aliens VS Predator Gold

 

Feedback VERY appreciated.

 

 

StormeLnx

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Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2002 4:46 am Post subject: Tutorials

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Heyyy, that is a great site! "Easy to Understand" tutorials are the best. Keep up the good work, and I am looking forward to checking the site frequently for new tutorials on other things.

 

Very Happy PS I bookmarked the site.

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2002 10:55 pm Post subject:

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Thanks for the compliments!

 

I added a different take on the NVidia tutorial today, at the request of JeroenM, who is in the credits because he suggested I add some information about the kernels.

 

I took the old one off, and I added a link to DeCurs (which is where I found the white mouse cursor set a few months ago).

 

 

etegration

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Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2002 2:27 pm Post subject:

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maybe can mmake this sticky since it's useful!

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2002 4:55 am Post subject:

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etegration - I don't have that power, because I am not a moderator. I was, but I am not anymore. Anyhow, I added a new tutorial today about ripping CDs as OGG files.

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2002 5:44 am Post subject:

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New tutorial time!

 

I got a cheap Agfa SnapScan e20 scanner. I made it work after many many seconds of research, and I put my instructions into a tutorial.

 

I hope someone out there can use it.

 

 

richardwest

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Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:06 pm Post subject: Snapscan e 20

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Thank you, thank you.

 

Until I found your tutorial I was tearing my hair out trying to get my scanner to work.

 

Now happily scanning.

 

Regards, Richard

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 5:42 pm Post subject:

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SWEET!!! I thought it'd take weeks or months before I'd see the fruit of that labor... Nice! Glad it works for ya!

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 4:45 am Post subject: New Tutorial!

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I added a tutorial on installing the most recent (September 27th) OSS drivers for the SB Live!/Audigy card, which also gives you (or should give you) Bass and Treble controls as well.

 

 

michael

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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2002 3:44 pm Post subject:

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DOlson

 

You did very good job special you can choice of your own avatar it`s very good in my language you say Spitze,I`ll say 10 out of 10. Very Happy Very Happy Wink Wink

 

Is ther a register # Question .

 

 

DOlson

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Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2002 4:13 am Post subject:

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michael wrote:

DOlson

 

You did very good job special you can choice of your own avatar it`s

very good in my language you say Spitze,I`ll say 10 out of 10. Very

Happy Very Happy Wink Wink

 

Is ther a register # Question .

 

 

Okay michael, here are all of the points I was able to pick out of your comments:

 

1) I did a very good job.

2) You give me 10 out of 10 for something.

3) You are batting your eyes at me.

 

Can anyone help him convey the other stuff to me? Thanks.

 

Thanks for the comments!

 

 

mamaswok

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Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2002 2:29 pm Post subject:

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I appreciate your website. Thanks to you I was able to load my NVIDIA drivers to get the Unreal 2003 demo to work. Now everything runs great. Now i just need to find some more games. Thanks again.

 

 

 

DoghouseRielly

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Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2002 3:23 am Post subject: Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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Your adsl tutorial is a life saver. Even though it didn't fix my problem it taught me enough that I was able to find the problem.

Terminal screens still make me seriously nervous, but at least I can stop shaking long enough to type in the commands Wink

 

Thanks again

 

 

 

Editor's note: This thread was originally posted at the old MUB (Mandrake User Board at club-nihil). This post is the result of a 99% automatic backup, so due to its nature some text may be lost (improbable but possible).

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